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Polymer Natural Rubber Styrene Butadiene Ethylene Propylene Chloroprene Butyl Nitrile Epichlorohydrin Urethane Silicone Fluorosilicone Fluorocarbon
Common Name Natural Rubber SBR EPDM Neoprene Butyl Nitrile Hydrin Urethane Silicone Fluorosilicone Viton
ASTM Designation NR SBR EPDM CR IIR NBR ECO EU VMQ FVMQ FKM
Properties
Tear Excellent Fair Good Good Good Fair Fair Outstanding Poor Poor Fair
Abrasion Excellent Good Good Excellent Good Good Good Outstanding Poor Poor Good
Compression Set Good Good Very Good Fair Fair Good Fair Fair Very Good Very Good Very Good
Weathering Excellent Very Good Excellent Excellent Excellent Good Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Oxidation Good Good Excellent Very Good Very Good Good Very Good Good Excellent Excellent Excellent
Ozone Poor Poor Excellent Very Good Very Good Poor Very Good Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Dielectric Excellent Good Good Very Good Very Good Poor Good Fair Good Good Good
Temp Range
High Good Good Excellent Good Good Very Good Excellent Good Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding
Low Excellent Good Excellent Good Good Good Good Good Outstanding Good Outstanding
Fluid Resistance
Water Very Good Very Good Excellent Good Very Good Fair Good Poor Good Very Good Very Good
Alcohol Good Fair Poor Fair Fair Excellent Good Good Good Excellent Excellent
Fuel, Oil Poor Poor Poor Good Poor Excellent Excellent Good Fair Excellent Excellent